The Authority of Democracy*

Christiano, Thomas

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9760.2004.00200.x

Cited by 169 publications

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“…(For recent contributions to this debate see Arneson 1993Arneson , 2003Arneson , 2004Christiano 2004Christiano , 2006Griffin 2003;and Wall 2006). An example of the first justification is the idea of the wisdom of the people and claims that democracy is the best means to substantively just outcomes where justice is defined independently of any democratic rights citizens may have.…”

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The Irrelevance of Democracy to the Public Justification of Political Authority

Machin

2009

Res Publica

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Democracy can be a means to independently valuable ends and/or it can be intrinsically (or non-instrumentally) valuable. One powerful non-instrumental defence of democracy is based on the idea that only it can publicly justify political authority. I contend that this is an argument about the reasonable acceptability of political authority and about the requirements of publicity and that satisfying these requirements has nothing to do with whether a society is democratic or not. Democracy, then, plays no role in publicly justifying political authority. I also show that any non-instrumental defence of democracy must make claims about what justice requires and make several further claims that require substantial justification.

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The Irrelevance of Democracy to the Public Justification of Political Authority

Machin

2009

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“…This allows operationalizing the idea that authority must be justified to those whose actions are directed, that is, ensuring the instrumentalist, or substantive, justification of authority (Christiano 2004), a justification based on the value of the outcomes of the exercise of authority.…”

Section: About the Legitimacy Of Authority In Firmsmentioning

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“…To be legitimate, authority in firms should thus be exercised democratically, namely those under authority, i.e., employees of all levels in the hierarchy, should somehow take part in the decisions (strategic and operational) the firm needs to make, or elect the people who are to make them. That is, the procedures used to take decisions and generate the authoritative directives should be democratic -this is the proceduralist legitimation of authority (Christiano 2004).…”

Section: About the Legitimacy Of Authority In Firmsmentioning

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A substantive conception of work and of the firm – institutional implications

Lopes¹

2018

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“…Buchanan 2002;Brettschneider 2005;Christiano 2004;Brettschneider 2005Brettschneider , 2007van Parijs 2011). In this paper it is not possible to justify the view that genuine democracy should also incorporate a more substantive goal.…”

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Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters?

Wallimann-Helmer

2015

Youth Quotas and Other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies

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In this paper I argue for the following conclusions. First, quotas are not normative goals in themselves but only a means to reach non-discriminatory selection procedures. Second, in a democracy quotas are most plausibly used as a means to fill offices in those bodies which have a major impact on how well interests or discourses are translated into policy. Third, quotas for the young can be justified since, due to demographic development, their discourses tend to be marginalized. Fourth, youth quotas cannot be a means to ensure long-term policy-making, but they can enhance legitimacy of long-term impacts from policy decisions taken today.

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The Authority of Democracy*

Cited by 169 publications

References 5 publications

The Irrelevance of Democracy to the Public Justification of Political Authority

The Irrelevance of Democracy to the Public Justification of Political Authority

A substantive conception of work and of the firm – institutional implications

Can Youth Quotas Help Avoid Future Disasters?

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